Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in Etherpad - #VU151600
Published: September 22, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU151600
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-307
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct password-guessing attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts in the OIDC interaction login when processing failed login attempts. A remote attacker can submit repeated failed login attempts to conduct password-guessing attacks.
Affected software
Etherpad
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.
Etherpad - update to 3.3.0